The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-01
THROUGH TIE STATE.
Accidents and Incidents in West vlrglnI
and Vicinity.

| Accidents and Incidents in West Virgins
md Vicinity.
G. NJ. Mccoy, Of the Tyler Democrat
has been elected Mayor OF Sistersville.
Mrs. John Saunders, OF Jackson county
wife Of well.known citizen, committed
suicide by cutting her throat With knife
and then Jumping into On open well. She
had been weak, mentally, for some time
past.
The country press is at present deriving
some revenue from the announcement OF
those who aspire to become County So.
perintendent OF Free Schools in the vayi-
oua counties. There are Oh an average
about five such to each county.
Work has actually been commenced on
the branch railroad the Pennsylvania
Company proposes to build from Wheel
ing, Junction up into Hancock county.
A pile driver ia at work at Harmonic creek
preparing foundations for bridge.
Messrs. Sherwood and Barker, OF the
tiriu Of Elverson, Sherwood & Barker, who
own large pottery in New brighton, Pa,
were in East Liverpool ieT days since
with view OF securing location for q
large sewerpiPe and brick mandatory.
James Lloyd, who recently stabbed
man named kirwood, in Macon county,,
and who mnde his escape at the time, has
been captured in Ohio and returned to
the suthorities OF this State. kirEood has
since died from the effect OF his wounds.
A creamery company has been organ.
lied at West Alexander, with G. W,
Chimney, preaident; J. @. Rouoy. treasurer,
and ". B. Gibson, secretary. The cream.
cry will be Of 100 pounds per day Ca
pacity, and is expected to DO in operation
by May /.
William Vaniossen, freight engineer
on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, and a
prominent knight Of pythiss, OF Martins.
burg, was found dead in bis bed in his
boarding house, 1914 William street, Batti.
more. Apoplexy was the cause. lie
leGve1 wife and three children.
A big cooking min is announced 10
tske place at PGrkefgburg Easter week.
with chickens from Pittsburgh, Wheeling,
steubenville, lronton, Chillico.he, Phi!a.
delphia, Harrisburg and many other
points. 1t will be tho biggest thing Of the
kind ever in this part Of the country.
Wednesday evening Of this week tho
residence OF ex.Sheriil A. A. Hsnley, of
Mason county, at Point Pleasant, was on.
tered while no one wGs in the house but
MIR. Hanley'a moLher.in.law, M aged
lady, by Sherman Montgomery, OF Gallipo.
lis, son OF James Montgomery, of BlGdens.
burg, prominent Ohio citizen. Ho held
in his hand q cooked revolver and com.
PEELED the old lady 10 remain quiet while
no searched the room for money and
valuabep, neither Of which he was smart
enough to fad, although they were both
in tho room. Since then the young man
has been arrested.
=, A correspondent writing from DAVIS,
tucker county, an important atation on
Henry u. Davis'G road, says. 1--WE think
that Davis 10 detained in the hear future
to become quite summer resort. Every.
thing In tho location and surroundings OF
tho place aeem peculiarly adapted to those
seeking rest from business, and the -ecu,
perhiion OF their physical and mental en-
ergles. The climate in the summer sea.
son is delightful. One object Of peculiar
Intorcst to tho pleaaure.seoker ia the falls
Of tho Blackwater. Tho river at n point
Two miles below town has a perpendicular
'all ol elxty.two leat. The surrounding
scenery is both wild and heautiiul. The
one who visits the falls in the early morn
ng will be doubly repaid for the walk.
Tho morning eun chimes directly upon the
aitsy and as the mist rises Il is tinged with
no beautiful colors Of thu rainbow, thus
u scene that 10 Yondronsly
,rAnd.'
Tho violent wind storm that ragged in
no lower pnrt Of the State lust week aud
!satroyod tho Jackson county Court
louise, Hs reported in Mondays iGsuo Of
his paper, caused, it now appears, much
more damage thRn wRs at first reported.
no Point Pleasant RtgiSitr reports the
'amasc i'll that town M follows: "a
louae on tho river bAnk brlongingto Can.
am lein, WAS blown down; tho roof OF
no foundry and Mr.. q. A. Ilutchinson's
wDro blown OIL; good donl Of
amagc Wa done 10 tho kanawha Lum.
or \ Furniture Oompany's property"
TIC Tyler Uemgcrn reports the damage
! thnt county as follows: "a number Of !,
RrnB were blown down, among the mum. c
or we noto tho following: Henry Lamar.
ame barn, back Of Matamorasi ono on (